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Powerlifting Resurgence Gains Pace With Paris 2024 Selections

Australian powerlifting is back after a 12-year absence from Paralympic competition. The nation’s two leading lifters, Hani Watson and Ben Wright, were confirmed by Paralympics Australia as the newest members of the Australian Paralympic Team for Paris 2024 at a ceremony in Melbourne. “It’s like my mum said to me before she passed away last...

First Paralympic swimmers featured on Path of Cham...

Australia’s most successful Paralympian Matthew Cowdrey, eight-time Paralympic Gold medallist Jacqui Freney and six-time Paralympic gold medallist Siobhan Paton were the first Pa

Melbourne to host Para-cycling track event this De...

The already packed summer of cycling is set to expand, with confirmation that Cycling Australia will be hosting a UCI Level C1 Para-cycling track event. The event will be conducted

Paralympians pursue Paratriathlon for Rio 2016

A star-studded line up of Paralympians and a record number of Paralympic hopefuls will race this weekend at the second annual Australian Paratriathlon Championships.

Goalballers to show off their skills at the Austra...

Australia’s best goalballers in each state will fight fierce as they compete for this year’s title at the 2014 Australian Goalball Championships in Adelaide this week. Men’s,

Australia defeated at Boccia World Championships

Australian boccia athlete Jason Mayweather has missed out on a medal placing at the BISFed World Championships, after losing a knock-out match to Portugal’s Abilio Valente. The Q

A win progresses Australia at the BISFed World Cha...

One of Australia’s best boccia players Jason Mayweather has shown he has the potential to qualify for Rio, after progressing through to the second round at the BISFed World Champ